Monday, September 12, 2011

The unsatisfactoriness of some aspects of life

This is the garden last year. See all that yellow coreopsis in the big flowerbed? It was spreading and choking all around it, so in the autumn, with great toil, I dug every bit of it out.

And this is it this year. Hmm. I think I must have missed a bit.

Nothing really to say except it's hard to forget that September day, 10 years ago yesterday. We remember it as a family because Daughter 2 was in the air while the hijackings were taking place. Fortunately she was on her way to Sweden. So many others were not so fortunate.

I wonder what the chances are that this is being read by the person who kicked off Son's young lady's wing mirrors from her parked car some time overnight on Saturday? No, I don't think so either. I wonder what satisfaction it gave this person. She's a hardworking young doctor who has to drive 30 miles to the hospital she's working at just now. Hard to fathom.

11 comments:

Your last sentence speaks volumes, Isabelle. The little things are irritating and the big ones boggle the mind. Flowers that spring forth are always welcome... well, some more than others, but you know what I mean. Btw, I blogged about a mystery in your fair city today... I'd love it if you would let me know if you see or hear any 'new news'.

At the weekend a car fitted out for a charity car bash was deliberately burnt out, as well as the car and its fittings much of the charity takings were lost. We wonder about the mindset of some people. Your flowers are very pretty, even if they are weeds!

Yep. They are everywhere - people (not just kids either) who have no respect for anyone else, or anyone else's property. What do you think of somebody who knocks on a door, pretending to be a Census collector, and robs the house instead?

The flowers that spring in the bloom, tra la!Several years ago nearly all the cars parked in my street and the adjoining streets had their side mirrors smashed and broken off. Hundreds of dollars of damage caused and immense inconvenience. It cost me $500 and my daughter had both hers destroyed. We did a lot of seething and raging.My pest plant is the red and green alstroemeria. I pull handfuls and handfuls of it out each year, but it obviously thrives on destructive gardening. I just love the flowers, though.

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I'm a retired English teacher and live with my retired accountant husband in Edinburgh. We are cat people - sadly, now without cats. I enjoy reading, gardening, singing, walking and – obviously – blogging. I'm also trying, as a retirement project, to learn to play the piano; and have dipped my toe into the world of quilting. Our children, all married, are: Daughter 1, who lives in Edinburgh and is the mother of the adorable Grandson and Granddaughter; Daughter 2, who lives (too far away) in London; and Son, who lives about an hour to the north.
Because both of my parents have sadly died in the last few years, I am very conscious that time is passing and would prefer not to fritter my time away. I don't always succeed in this aim, especially while on the internet... .